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Muslim fury film man: I feel great about it

A still image from Innocence of Muslims showing contemporary Muslims attacking Coptic Christians. Other scenes depict the Prophet MuhammadYouTube

A spokesman for the group responsible for the anti-Muslim film that incited violence across the Middle East told The Times that he “felt great” about its bloody legacy.

Steve Klein, a far-right Christian activist based in California, said that Innocence of Muslims had been made by “a melting pot of refugees”, including Christians from Iraq, Lebanon and Egypt who now live in the US.

He added that the film’s aim had been to reach “future [Islamist] suicide bombers” and to highlight to them the errors of “their bizarre theology”. Asked to comment on the outrage the film has provoked, he said: “Who gives a f***?”

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